I just received a phone call from a friend who just heard that Prince
has just scheduled a Friday, June 29, date in Detroit at Joe Louis
Arena. He heard this info earlier Friday on WDJT 105.9FM Jamz. Tickets,
through Ticketmaster.com go on-sale Saturday, June 9. ...

Time, ticket prices TBA. NPG Music Club pre-sale date ??? As of 5:30pm
Detroit time, there is no listing for a Detroit gig on Ticketmaster.com.
...

A three-day Prince weekend is in effect, for sure. The Joe, Friday, June
29 (and after whatever), then Saturday and Sunday (June 30-July 1)
PrinceFest in Toledo, Ohio. Check [ http://www.thedetroitcrawl.org ] for
more details as they become available. ...

Tim
webmaster@thedetroitcrawl.org
uncle jam's grafix funkateer

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Update!

[Just got this press release from pals in Detroit... Thanks!]

THE PRINCE: CELEBRATION WORLD TOUR LAUNCHES AT DETROIT'S JOE LOUIS ARENA ON
SATURDAY, JUNE 23 (8 PM)

Tickets Will Go on Sale Saturday, June 9, at Noon!

(DETROIT, FOR RELEASE JUNE 1, AT 5 PM) ? Music royalty graces Detroit when
his majesty, Prince opens his world tour, Prince: Celebration, at 8 p.m. on
Saturday, June 23, at Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit.

One of the most prolific and successful artists of the 1980s,
three-time Grammy award winner Prince will celebrate his illustrious and
provocative 20-year career as he plays his greatest hits from famed album
releases such as Controversy, Dirty Mind, 1999, and Purple Rain.

Tickets (price TBD) for the Prince: Celebration concert, presented by
NPG Music Club, will go on sale Saturday, June 9, at noon and may be
purchased at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices and all
Ticketmaster locations including, Hudson's, Harmony House and Hockeytown
Authentics in Troy. Tickets may be charged by phone via Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, and Discover at (248) 645-6666. To purchase tickets
on-line, go to Ticketmaster.com. For information, call the Olympia
Entertainment event hotline at (313) 983-6606, or visit the Olympia
Entertainment Web site at OlympiaEntertainment.com